by | Jun 15, 2023 8:55 am | Comments (10)
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Officer Daniel Evans: "This is what I signed up for."
Officer Daniel Evans didn’t know when he reported to work that he would need to rush to save a man from leaping to his death. But when the moment arrived, he was ready — because he had prepared.
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Driver Noel: It'll help.
Surveillance video will capture not just what rowdy bus riders do, but what they say, starting next month.
by | Jun 13, 2023 5:17 pm | Comments (15)
Key video-recorded moments of the Randy Cox incident.
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Kayla Vinson and John Velleca at WNHH FM: "Those are fireable offenses."
New Haven sent a signal by firing officers who paralyzed Randy Cox — with different interpretations of what that signal is.
by | Jun 13, 2023 2:19 pm | Comments (2)
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Almando Clarke took a cloth and bucket inside a van parked on the New Haven Green Tuesday as empty stages and tents all around him awaited another afternoon and evening crowd for the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.
Continue reading ‘The Word on Temple Street: Showered With Dignity’
by | Jun 12, 2023 4:55 pm | Comments (2)
Police Chief Karl Jacobson is eliminating one level of oversight and asking one supervisor to “double up” in the wake of two top-level retirements in his department.
by | Jun 7, 2023 4:16 pm | Comments (1)
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Rodriguez with Zoe in Wooster Square Park.
Zoe got an extra walk through Wooster Square Park Wednesday morning so her owner could get some air before hunkering down to six hours of indoor Zoom.
by | Jun 7, 2023 4:09 pm | Comments (7)
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Officer Chin: Daily dilemmas.
While policymakers and politicians and activists and boards of nonprofit organizations continued to debate how to end homelessness, Police Officer Christopher Chin had to figure out what to do with Michael.
Right then. In the rain. On a Saturday at 8:52 a.m.
by | Jun 6, 2023 4:38 pm | Comments (8)
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In support: 884 Prez Kymberly Bray and 3144 Prez Gildemar Herrera.
Over 800 city workers have a contract for the first time in nearly three years, now that the Board of Alders has approved two key labor agreements that grant long-awaited raises to public employees.
by | Jun 5, 2023 4:17 pm | Comments (8)
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Firefighter Nathaniel Peragallo accompanies rescued construction worker on aerial rescue.
Capt. Ryan Almeida looked down into a 30-foot hole where a concrete deck had collapsed and a construction worker was now buried in rubble. He and his crew had to figure out a way to pull the man out. Fast.
Continue reading ‘Step By Step, Rescuers Dodged Danger To Save A Life In Partial Building Collapse’
by | May 26, 2023 8:29 am | Comments (21)
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Top row, in favor of the contract: Philip Modeen, Raymond Jackson, Robert Mignosa; Middle row, in favor of the contract: Justin Augustine Sr., Charles Blango, Thomas White; Bottom row, against the contract: Helen Rosenberg, Michael Mahon.
An overdue labor agreement for one of the city’s largest unions was hailed by proponents for awarding substantial raises to most — and decried by some municipal employees who won’t get as much of a salary bump.
Continue reading ‘Long-Awaited Contract Advances Amid Discord’
by | May 25, 2023 1:16 pm | Comments (11)
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Now-retired ex-public works head Jeff Pescosolido.
Long-time city servant and public works director Jeff Pescosolido has stepped down, leaving Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Rebecca Bombero to fill his post until the Elicker administration finds a permanent replacement.
by | May 25, 2023 10:48 am | Comments (3)
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Officers Alethia Moore & Daniel McLawrence: They had different careers in mind.
A man fled the Cedar Hill neighborhood one recent morning after firing a bullet at a passing car at close range. Within minutes, police officers found the shell casing, then the alleged shooter, then the gun.
That didn’t require a car or foot chase. It didn’t require anyone ducking bullets.
by | May 24, 2023 12:22 pm | Comments (1)
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Current library admin and incoming top city librarian Maria Bernhey.
A current city library administrator and New York Public Library veteran has risen the ranks to become the next head of New Haven’s national award-winning public library system, roughly one year after the death of the city’s former top librarian.
by | May 22, 2023 12:49 pm | Comments (4)
A rendering of the future childcare site on Flint Street.
Ten new early childhood classrooms to accommodate 80 more kids in need of care are one big step closer to coming to an ex-Flint Street movie theater this summer, thanks to an approval by local land-use commissioners.
by | May 22, 2023 9:31 am | Comments (4)
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Eddie Freeman: “Everybody's hiring, and if you want it, you can get it.”
Dozens of New Haveners on the hunt for new work turned out to the Green to learn about employers, participate in job interviews, and explore training and career-building programs.
by | May 18, 2023 9:13 am | Comments (9)
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A car was driving the wrong way down the street yet again. Christopher Nguyen knew that can mean trouble.
by | May 17, 2023 3:26 pm | Comments (6)
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Vilmarie Ayala emerged from The Meat King market Wednesday morning with no meat.
She did have a smile. Thanks to the 3‑year-old girl running around the quiet parking lot playing with cardboard boxes.
Continue reading ‘The Word On Grand Avenue: Where's The Beef?’
by | May 15, 2023 3:30 pm | Comments (0)
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The pastrami egg and cheese sandwiches were flying at a George Street construction site Monday as Jillian Ledic kept a food truck moving so her moms could bring some of the trickle-down dollars of New Haven’s construction boom to Vegas.
Continue reading ‘Word On George Street: Boomtime Breaktime’
by | May 12, 2023 9:00 am | Comments (3)
Mentors 3: Asst. Police Chief David Zannelli, Fire Capt. Troy Frost, Fire Lt. Derrick Meade at WNHH FM.
“I grew up in the projects. My grandmother took care of ten of us. I knew what it’s like to sleep on the floor and eat mayonnaise sandwiches.”
Continue reading ‘Firefighters, Cops Set Out On Mentoring Mission’
by | May 11, 2023 5:44 pm | Comments (1)
“Semi-retired” carpenter Michael Blackman was out working, as usual, on Platt Street helping his son create community.
Continue reading ‘Word On Platt Street: Pop Pops In With The Crew’
by | May 10, 2023 8:54 am | Comments (16)
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Chief of Staff Matteson (left): Better pay would "help in recruitment and retention."
The Elicker administration is looking to stem the flow of City Hall departures and make top positions more competitive by increasing pay for department heads, coordinators, and other non-unionized managers — through salary range bumps and automatic cost of living adjustments.
by | May 9, 2023 4:13 pm | Comments (1)
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Candice Jones Tuesday on her day "off."
Watch out New Haven. Watch out world. Candice Jones is certified.
by | May 9, 2023 1:03 pm | Comments (0)
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Local 884 Prez Kym Bray: New 5-year agreement a "symbol of recognizing and appreciating the work that our members do every day."
911 call center workers, school security guards, parking enforcement officers, and city attorneys are all now closer to landing pay raises, as alders moved ahead two labor accords for groups of municipal workers who have gone nearly three years without an active contract.
by | May 4, 2023 5:59 pm | Comments (29)
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Charter Revision Vice-Chair and Board of Alders Majority Leader Richard Furlow (right) at a recent aldermanic committee meeting.
Charter revisers took a step towards endorsing four-year terms for mayors and alders — and a step away from allowing city department heads to live outside of New Haven.
Continue reading ‘4-Year Terms, Residency Requirements Embraced’
by | May 2, 2023 1:58 pm | Comments (5)
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Princesses abounded at a LEAP-hosted Halloween festival last fall at the Q House.
A local youth tutoring and recreation nonprofit won final approval to run the Dixwell Q House community center for at least the next five years.
Continue reading ‘Alders Approve Renewed Q House-LEAP Contract’